"<< Background >>The primary reason for applying for CISCOFY is that the majority of this consortium are part of an ongoing Erasmus+ project financed under the COVID-19 call (EU-TeachPaaS) which looks into developing certifications for digital skills for lecturers, students and university administrators. EU-TeachPaaS has a heavy focus on the digital element (based on DigCompEdu), however, as the partners were engaged in digital education for the past months, they noticed (as also supported by reports and literature) that digital skills alone are not enough and that the following gaps should be better emphasised and complemented with digital skills: G1: limited know-how on adopting pedagogical strategies for boosting student happiness, motivation, engagement and performance and successfully embed them in digital formats (for online delivery in higher education and beyond) G2: reducing the percentage of drop-outs from online higher education (and beyond) and help educational institutions become more resilient G3: better foster inclusion of groups at risk and personalized education in online deliveries in higher education and beyondG4: strategies for generating brain plasticity and learning connections, creation emotional responses to improve learning, and understanding timingG5: None of the previous G1, G2, G3, G4 have been successfully embedded in online OERs and online delivery operations internationally due to limited engagement with professional educational product providers.<< Objectives >>In this context, the overall objective of CISCOFY is to boost the digital readiness, resilience and competences of university lecturers (primary and adult/youth trainers secondary) towards upscaling online education on three main pillars: digital transformation through the development of digital readiness, resilience and capacity, building skills to foster inclusion and representation in digital education and promote and rewarding excellence in teaching and skills development.<< Implementation >>CISCOFY will implement the following activities: * Result 1 (A Smart train the trainers toolkit) based on blending DigComp, inclusion, gender, neuroscience approaches with the innovative ""Goal Setting Methodology"" of EUR. Virtual pilots will also be organized as part of this IO. * Result 2 (Training webinars in effective & inclusive online education): WEBINAR 1: Debunking open educational resource (OER) development for effective & inclusive online education; WEBINAR 2: The ""Goal Setting Methodology"" as a tool for effective and inclusive online education; WEBINAR 3: Neurolearning as a behavioural tool to train your students' brains for online education settings. * Result 3 (Certification framework for digital competences supported by CISCO) offering three certifications: *Certificate on OER Development for effective & inclusive online education; Certificate on the ""Goal Setting Methodology"" as a tool for effective and inclusive online education; Certificate on Neurolearning.* CISOCFY alumni network * 4 CISCOFY Certification Centres* Dissemination & Exploitation * Quality assurance<< Results >>CISCOFY aims to develop three main results (smart train the trainers toolkit, webinars and a certification scheme), a network of 4 certification centres on digital education that will offer three types of certifications and an alumni network. During the project lifecycle, CISCOFY will: engage at least 600 participants in three main webinars (from which at least 240 will be from social groups at risk, with gender balance); At least 240 people will apply for CISCOFY certifications; The number of other types of training institutions that will incorporate CISCOFY's outputs will be at least 60; At least 10 requests of collaboration from public authorities will be received; At least 10% reduction in online education drop-outs; at least 15% increase in registrations for online education; 200 physical participants to multiplier events and at least 200 online; at least 50% of the departmental staff of the participating organizations will be trained with the CISCOFY certifications; at least 25% boost of learning experience (from students/learners of the partner organizations) after their lecturers apply the gained know-how; boosted market for EduTech."